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Patent No.:

US 9350189 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2013

Battery pack and method of controlling the same

Applicant:

Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Hyun Kim, Yongin-si, KR;

Ri-A Ju, Yongin-si, KR;

Ji-Hong Lim, Yongin-si, KR;

Suk-Kyum Kim, Yongin-si, KR;

Seung-Joon Park, Yongin-si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:

Robert E. Bushnell, Esq.

Primary Examiner:

M'Baye Diao

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/007 (2013.01); B60L 11/1859 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H02J 7/14 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/92 (2013.01);
Abstract

A battery pack for starting an engine having an idle stop & go (ISG) system in which the engine is repeatedly stopped and restarted to conserve fuel. This battery pack includes: a rechargeable battery; a first ISG current control unit having a variable resistor electrically connected to the rechargeable battery; and a battery management system (BMS) electrically connected to the rechargeable battery and the first ISG current control unit, said BMS sets a resistance value of the variable resistor according to a current mode of the ISG system.

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